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The Great Train Robbery was the robbery of £2.61 million (calculated to present-day value of £69 million - or $73,547,750), from a Royal Mail train heading from Glasgow to London on the West Coast Main Line in the early hours of 8 August 1963 at Bridego Railway Bridge, Ledburn, near Mentmore in Buckinghamshire, England.
Jun 28, 2024 · Great Train Robbery, (August 8, 1963), in British history, the armed robbery of £2,600,000 (mostly in used bank notes) from the Glasgow–London Royal Mail Train, near Bridego Bridge north of London. The 15 holdup men, wearing helmets, ski masks, and gloves, were aided by two accomplices—an anonymous.
The Great Train Robbery: Created by Chris Chibnall. With Robert Glenister, Jack Roth, Luke Evans, Paul Anderson. A two-part drama which portrays The Great Train Robbery of 8 August 1963, firstly from the point of view of the robbers and then from the point of view of the police who set out to identify and catch the robbers.
Aug 8, 2013 · The Great Train Robbery: How it happened. Just after 3am on 8 August, 1963 the night mail train from Glasgow Central to London Euston was stopped in Buckinghamshire by a gang of thieves.
The Great Train Robbery, American silent western film, released in 1903, that is historically significant for its innovative approach to film editing and narration.
Feb 2, 1979 · The story is loosely based on the real Great Gold Robbery of 1855, where a rogue criminal named William Pierce and his cohorts executed the theft of £12,000 in gold from a speeding train on route to aid the British Army during the Crimean War.
Jul 16, 2014 · At 3 a.m. on Thursday, August 8, 1963, a British mail train heading from Glasgow to London slowed for a red signal near the village of Cheddington, about 36 miles northwest of its...
May 5, 2008 · The Great Train Robbery was the biggest raid on a train in Britain's history. Learn about the Great Train Robbery and the masterminds behind it.
Feb 28, 2013 · Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs has died aged 84, but who were his fellow gang members and what happened to them?
Find out how Jim Broadbent inadvertently met the robbers, Martin Compston explains how robber Roy James was almost a world champion and Nick Moran tells us about his personal connection with...
